July 2022 - ELAN

Accessible Arts Spaces & Resources for Disabled Artists

July is Disability Pride Month! To celebrate ELAN has compiled a list of art spaces and organizations which offer accessible classes, services, workshops and more! We have also listed a few opportunities and resources which offer support for…

Director's Letter, E-Newsletter, News

Letter from the Executive Director, July 2022

Join us for a Party in the Park! It is an exciting time for us around the office (and zoom space) as we are getting ready for our first in-person Schmoozer on July 20 in Park Jarry. In a great stroke of luck, we will be sharing the park with…

Banner reading: ArtistsInspire Grants, in person nd virtual arts and culture experiences

E-Newsletter, ELAN's ArtEd Program, News

Apply Now: ArtistsInspire $1500 School Grants

Calling on all Artists and allies to help us encourage all eligible Quebec schools to apply for year 4 of ArtistsInspire! “ArtistsInspire is a fantastic way to bring all facets of art into the classroom. It was easy to navigate and there…

ELAN Events, News

AGM Save the Date & Board Nominations for 2022-2023

Save the Date: ELAN's Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday August 15, 2022 5:30 -7:30. Location TBD. Nominations for the English Language Arts Network Board of Directors (2022- 2023) Please note that ELAN’s board members serve…

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.